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SAMUEL HILTON
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Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
ROYAL FUSILIERS CITY OF LONDON REGIMENT 7TH EXTRA RESERVE BATTALION
Military Number
SR/5693
Address
HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Hull HU1
England
Hull HU1
England
Background
BORN HULL, 1882. ENLISTED HULL. LIVED IN HULL. A REGULAR ARMY SOLDIER. SERVED AS SERGEANT, IN THE 7TH ROYAL FUSILIERS. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 29/11/1914. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 30/10/1917. COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM. HE LEFT NO WILL OR ARMY EFFECTS. HIS MEDALS WERE UNCLAIMED. HULL ADDRESS UNTRACED. NO PENSION RECORDS.
| Name | Samuel Hilton |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1882 |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 30 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | City Road., E.c. |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Regiment | London Regiment |
| Battalion | 7th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | SR/5693 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
Date Died
30/10/1917
Died
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age
36
Memorial
Vijfwegestraat
Zonnebeke 8980
Vlaanderen
Zonnebeke 8980
Vlaanderen
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